Eid al-Fitr.Eid, which means “feast” or “festival” in Arabic, marks the end of Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.Around 1.6billion people across the world have been observing Ramadan, which involves fasting from dawn to sunset.Like the start of Ramadan, the date of Eid is traditionally dependent on the sighting of the crescent moon.Here is all you need to know about when Eid al-Fitr starts, and Ramadan ends.Eid al-Fitr will fall on Wednesday, May 12 or Thursday, May 13 this year, depending on the sighting of the new moon.The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has asked people to look for the Shawwal moon on the evening of Tuesday, May 11, which is the 29th day of Ramadan.According to Islamic tradition, people look out for the.
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